diff --git a/docs/governance/006_INDEX_CI_RULES.MD b/docs/governance/006_INDEX_CI_RULES.MD
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..29851163
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/governance/006_INDEX_CI_RULES.MD
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# CI Policy Rules
+<!-- NOTE: This file should be named `CI_POLICY.MD` (uppercase extension) to be picked up by governance tooling that globs for `*.MD`. -->
+
+| rule_id | file |
+| --- | --- |
+| `CI-ARTIFACT-000` | `tools/ci/policies/rules/artifact_contract.yaml` |
+| `CI-DOCS-000` | `tools/ci/policies/rules/docs_drift.yaml` |
+| `CI-NAMING-000` | `tools/ci/policies/rules/naming_snt.yaml` |
+| `CI-SHELL-000` | `tools/ci/policies/rules/shell_safety.yaml` |
+| `CI-VERSION-000` | `tools/ci/policies/rules/versioning_svt.yaml` |
diff --git a/tools/ci/checks/PolicyRunner/Program.cs b/tools/ci/checks/PolicyRunner/Program.cs
index 699aa723..f3543b05 100644
--- a/tools/ci/checks/PolicyRunner/Program.cs
+++ b/tools/ci/checks/PolicyRunner/Program.cs
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ static bool IsConfiguredBinaryPath(string path, IReadOnlyList<string> configured
         var unknownRootKeys = root.Children.Keys
             .OfType<YamlScalarNode>()
             .Select(static x => x.Value ?? string.Empty)
-            .Where(key => key is not ("rules_schema_version" or "rules"))
+            .Where(key => key is not ("rule_id" or "rules_schema_version" or "rules"))
             .OrderBy(static x => x, StringComparer.Ordinal)
             .ToList();
         if (unknownRootKeys.Count > 0)
diff --git a/tools/ci/policies/rules/artifact_contract.yaml b/tools/ci/policies/rules/artifact_contract.yaml
index 4dcdea04..e6e8f13f 100644
--- a/tools/ci/policies/rules/artifact_contract.yaml
+++ b/tools/ci/policies/rules/artifact_contract.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+rule_id: CI-ARTIFACT-000
 rules_schema_version: 1
 rules:
   - rule_id: CI-ARTIFACT-001
diff --git a/tools/ci/policies/rules/docs_drift.yaml b/tools/ci/policies/rules/docs_drift.yaml
index 2469118e..22f1852d 100644
--- a/tools/ci/policies/rules/docs_drift.yaml
+++ b/tools/ci/policies/rules/docs_drift.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+rule_id: CI-DOCS-000
 rules_schema_version: 1
 rules:
   - rule_id: CI-DOCS-001
diff --git a/tools/ci/policies/rules/naming_snt.yaml b/tools/ci/policies/rules/naming_snt.yaml
index 5a90dc19..92028028 100644
--- a/tools/ci/policies/rules/naming_snt.yaml
+++ b/tools/ci/policies/rules/naming_snt.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+rule_id: CI-NAMING-000
 rules_schema_version: 1
 rules:
   - rule_id: CI-NAMING-001
diff --git a/tools/ci/policies/rules/shell_safety.yaml b/tools/ci/policies/rules/shell_safety.yaml
index 29078b12..ad848fdf 100644
--- a/tools/ci/policies/rules/shell_safety.yaml
+++ b/tools/ci/policies/rules/shell_safety.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+rule_id: CI-SHELL-000
 rules_schema_version: 1
 rules:
   - rule_id: CI-SHELL-001
diff --git a/tools/ci/policies/rules/versioning_svt.yaml b/tools/ci/policies/rules/versioning_svt.yaml
index e1f6d4db..de40a1d1 100644
--- a/tools/ci/policies/rules/versioning_svt.yaml
+++ b/tools/ci/policies/rules/versioning_svt.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+rule_id: CI-VERSION-000
 rules_schema_version: 1
 rules:
   - rule_id: CI-VERSION-001
diff --git a/tools/ci/policies/schema/rules.schema.json b/tools/ci/policies/schema/rules.schema.json
index 02471d78..ba5a1206 100644
--- a/tools/ci/policies/schema/rules.schema.json
+++ b/tools/ci/policies/schema/rules.schema.json
@@ -3,8 +3,16 @@
   "$id": "tools/ci/policies/schema/rules.schema.json",
   "type": "object",
   "additionalProperties": false,
-  "required": ["rules_schema_version", "rules"],
+  "required": [
+    "rules_schema_version",
+    "rules"
+  ],
   "properties": {
+    "rule_id": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "description": "Rule collection identifier (file-level). Optional.",
+      "pattern": "^CI-[A-Z0-9_-]+-[0-9]{3}$"
+    },
     "rules_schema_version": {
       "type": "integer",
       "const": 1
@@ -15,7 +23,15 @@
       "items": {
         "type": "object",
         "additionalProperties": false,
-        "required": ["rule_id", "policy_type", "severity", "title", "description", "applies_to", "params"],
+        "required": [
+          "rule_id",
+          "policy_type",
+          "severity",
+          "title",
+          "description",
+          "applies_to",
+          "params"
+        ],
         "properties": {
           "rule_id": {
             "type": "string",
@@ -36,7 +52,10 @@
           },
           "severity": {
             "type": "string",
-            "enum": ["warn", "fail"]
+            "enum": [
+              "warn",
+              "fail"
+            ]
           },
           "title": {
             "type": "string",